Madam Speaker, I think my hon. colleague from the Bloc hit upon quite a salient point. We are facing yet again this question of how we are going to survive as a nation united with Quebec as a part of Canada.
The Bloc brings forward the notion that what is it about the federation of Canada financially, is this country so well managed that we could not manage on our own just as well? I guess it does that because of the mess we are in and that argument has some weight. In my opinion, and I think in the opinion of most Canadians, we would all be much worse off, Canada and Quebec, in the event of a separation. That very question is hurting us today in interest rates.